Job
Job 31:1
1“I have made a covenant with my eyes.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have made | כָּרַ֣תִּי | kā·rat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | בְּ֭רִית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| with my eyes | לְעֵינָ֑י | lə·‘ê·nāy | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; first person common singular | H5869 eye |
| How then | וּמָ֥ה | ū·māh | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| could I gaze | אֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן | ’eṯ·bō·w·nên | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular | H995 discern |
| at | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a virgin | בְּתוּלָֽה׃ | bə·ṯū·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H1330 virgin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 1:14–15 · Matthew 5:28–29 · 1 John 2:16 · Psalm 119:37 · Proverbs 6:25 · 2 Samuel 11:2–4 · Proverbs 4:25 · Genesis 6:2 · Proverbs 23:31–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.